78R19309 JSA-D
By: Chisum
H.R. No. 1720
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 78th Legislature, That Rule 3, Sections 1 and
21, of the permanent rules of the House of Representatives of the 78th Legislature are amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 1. AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK. The committee shall have seven members, with
jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) agriculture, horticulture, and farm husbandry;
(2) livestock and stock raising, and the livestock industry;
(3) the development and preservation of forests, and the regulation, control, and promotion of
the lumber industry; [and]
(4) problems and issues particularly affecting rural areas of the state; and
(5) the following state agencies: the Department of Agriculture, the Texas Animal Health
Commission, the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, the Texas Forest Service, the Office of South
Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact, the Office of Chief Apiary Inspector, the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the Texas Food and Fibers Commission, the
State Seed and Plant Board, the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, the Texas Veterinary Medical
Diagnostic Laboratory, the Produce Recovery Fund Board, the Texas Structural Pest Control Board, the board of
directors of the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc., the Office of Rural Community Affairs, and the
Texas Animal Damage Control Service.
Sec. 21. LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. The committee shall have nine members, with
jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) the management of public lands;
(2) the power of eminent domain;
(3) annexation, zoning, and other governmental regulation of land use; and
(4) [problems and issues particularly affecting rural areas of the state; and
[(5)] the following state agencies: the School Land Board, the Board for Lease of University
Lands, the Coastal Coordination Council, [the Office of Rural Community Affairs,] and the General Land
Office.